| RefNo | CLP/24/17/5 |
| AltRefNo | CLP/24/17 p4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagram, by John Collins |
| Date | c.15 March 1670 |
| Description | Figures in a letter to Henry Oldenburg from John Collins, who had been editing the works on curves and conic sections by John Wallis and Isaac Barrow. Diagrams show triangles with curves cutting across them, both with various measurements within them. Collins proposed several problems relating to these works to Renatus Franciscus Slusius via this letter.
Subject: Mathematics |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/24/17/6 |
| CLP/24/17/4 |
| CLP/24/17/3 |
| CLP/24/17/2 |
| CLP/24/17/1 |
| CLP/24/17 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2898 | Collins; John (1625 - 1683); mathematician and scientific administrator | 1625 - 1683 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |